Forty COVID-19 cases confirmed in Jasper County over weekend, number under isolation down by 24

The number of COVID-19 cases in Jasper County increased by 40, from 1,110 to 1,150 over the weekend, according to statistics posted on the Jasper County Health Department Facebook page this evening.

The number of people hospitalized increased from 15 to 17, but the number of people under isolation dropped from 135 to 101.

Jasper County has had one coronavirus related death.

The statistics do not include the portion of Jasper County that is located in the Joplin city limits.